Health
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Study asserts depression in pregnancy can be predicted by blood markers
Washington: A study has revealed that signs of inflammation in the blood can reliably predict and identify severe depression in pregnancy. The study was led by scientists at Van Andel Institute and…
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Covid was in Europe weeks before first confirmed cases: Study
Oslo: Covid-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe, and around the world, before a first official diagnosis was made, claimed a study. The virus was officially announced from an outbreak in…
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NeoCov’s potential danger to humans requires further study: WHO
Geneva: Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential…
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Depression in pregnancy can be predicted by blood markers: Study
Michigan: While giving birth to a new life gives utmost happiness to any woman, it also brings in something not very pleasant with it — depression. Now, a study has revealed that…
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Study finds Vitamin D, fish oil supplements might reduce risk of autoimmune disease
Washington: According to a study, taking daily vitamin D supplements – or a combination of vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil – appears to carry a lower risk of developing autoimmune disease,…
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Omicron sub-variant BA.2 gradually increasing in India: Centre
New Delhi: The prevalence of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 is gradually increasing in India, said Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), here on Thursday. Addressing a Health Ministry press…
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Anti-Covid pills work against Omicron, antibody drugs less effective
New York: The drugs behind the new pills to treat Covid-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also…
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Explained: How Omicron is able to evade antibodies, remain contagious
New York: An international team of scientists has determined the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the Omicron variant. Their observations explain how the virus is able to evade antibodies…
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Blood proteins could be the key to a long and healthy life: Study
Edinburgh: As people age, their bodies begin to decline after they reach adulthood, which results in age-related diseases and death. A new research investigated which proteins could influence the ageing process. Two…
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Cerebral palsy can be genetic: Study
Boston: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressing motor impairment that begins in early childhood. It has widely been viewed as the result of oxygen deprivation during birth or other birth-related factors such as…
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Study finds exercise alters brain chemistry to protect ageing synapses
California: A new study has found that when older adults stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhance the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition. The…
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Remdesivir for COVID-19 found to reduce need for mechanical ventilation: Study
Ottawa: Remdesivir had saved many lives during the deadly second wave of COVID-19. Now, a new research has revealed that Remdesivir, when compared with the standard of care for COVID-19, reduced the…
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Is your cloth mask good enough to keep Covid at bay? Think twice
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has resurfaced, and if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that the coronavirus should not be taken for granted. And, while face masks have…
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Study finds Calcium is vital not just for bones but also heart
Suita: The human heart, the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone, tirelessly beats an average of 100,000 times a day. However, conditions that stop the…